Isaiah 41:13
For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
King James Version
World English Bible (WEB)
For I, Yahweh your God, will hold your right hand, saying to you, ‘Don’t be afraid. I will help you.’
American Standard Version (ASV)
For I, Jehovah thy God, will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
What this verse means
The picture is tender: God takes your hand like a parent calming a child.
A short prayer
Lord, take my hand as You promised. Whisper Your 'do not fear' over my day.
Read in context — Isaiah 41
11Behold, all they that were incensed against thee shall be ashamed and confounded: they shall be as nothing; and they that strive with thee shall perish.
12Thou shalt seek them, and shalt not find them, even them that contended with thee: they that war against thee shall be as nothing, and as a thing of nought.
13For I the Lord thy God will hold thy right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not; I will help thee.
14Fear not, thou worm Jacob, and ye men of Israel; I will help thee, saith the Lord, and thy redeemer, the Holy One of Israel.
15Behold, I will make thee a new sharp threshing instrument having teeth: thou shalt thresh the mountains, and beat them small, and shalt make the hills as chaff.
Related verses
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“Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.”James 1:17
“Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that ye may be healed. The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much.”James 5:16
“Come unto me, all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will give you rest.”Matthew 11:28
“A merry heart doeth good like a medicine: but a broken spirit drieth the bones.”Proverbs 17:22